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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
I might also point out that both US and Soviet industry were barely able to produce a tinker's dam until World War 2 broke out. The US became an industrial powerhouse and a superpower in World War 2. Prior to TDM, factories left and right would be taken over by the need to produce war items, like Singer sewing machines were producing small arms during World War 2. The limiting factor would be the greater complexity of today's weapons. Those taken-over factories might still be producing war goods after TDM, particularly the smaller ones.
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Paul,
This is an important point. Most small arms and much in the way of munitions up to a point can be produced in what are essentially basement shops. Factories are more needed for bulk production in wartime. Given the right materials, enough in the way of weapons and explosives (including for artillery) can be supplied to fuel a "low-intensity" conflict.
Tony